Foreign liabilities in Sweden

Sweden: Foreign liabilities was 1.91 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.91 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
17th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.91 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
325.23 billion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Sweden, 1995–2020

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1995200720201995: 325.2B current US$1996: 353.1B current US$1997: 360.3B current US$1998: 395.4B current US$1999: 472.1B current US$2000: 499.3B current US$2001: 463.6B current US$2002: 530.6B current US$2003: 696.4B current US$2004: 870.7B current US$2005: 853.2B current US$2006: 1.1T current US$2007: 1.3T current US$2008: 1.2T current US$2009: 1.3T current US$2010: 1.5T current US$2011: 1.5T current US$2012: 1.6T current US$2013: 1.8T current US$2014: 1.6T current US$2015: 1.5T current US$2016: 1.4T current US$2017: 1.7T current US$2018: 1.5T current US$2019: 1.6T current US$2020: 1.9T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 1.91 trillion current US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Sweden peaked at 1.91 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 325.23 billion current US$, in 1995.

Sweden ranks 17th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 381.23 billion current US$ 325.23 billion current US$ 472.06 billion current US$ 5
2000s 881.06 billion current US$ 463.61 billion current US$ 1.34 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 1.56 trillion current US$ 1.42 trillion current US$ 1.76 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 1.91 trillion current US$ 1.91 trillion current US$ 1.91 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 14 Singapore 3.75 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 15 Australia 3.13 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 16 Belgium 2.36 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 18 India 1.63 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 19 South Korea 1.49 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 20 Brazil 1.47 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Sweden?
Foreign liabilities in Sweden was 1.91 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.91 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 325.23 billion current US$ in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for foreign liabilities?
Sweden ranks 17th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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